NARRITJIN MAYMURU

TOP 10 ARTWORKS SOLD AT AUCTION

Artwork
Details
Hammer Price
Price Incl. Premium
Possum Tree 1964

Possum Tree, 1964

Ochres on bark, 78 x 33.5 cm

Est: $10,000-12,000, Lawson-Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 25/05/2004, Lot No. 28

A$21,000

A$25,200

Guwak, Marngu and Biyay At Djarrakpi, c.1960

Guwak, Marngu and Biyay At Djarrakpi, c.1960

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 40 x 9 cm (irregular)

Est: $3,000-4,000, Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian Indigenous Art, Melbourne, 26/03/2024, Lot No. 59

A$15,000

A$18,409

Djarrakpi Landscape Guwak Birds 1969

Djarrakpi Landscape Guwak Birds 1969

Natural earth pigments on bark, 120 x 42 cm

Est: $18,000-20,000, Lawson-Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Australian Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 14/11/2007, Lot No. 37

A$13,000

A$15,600

Djert (The Sea Eagle) c. 1960

Djert (The Sea Eagle) c. 1960

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist's name and inscribed 'Darwin 1958' on label on the reverse of frame, 90 x 47 cm

Est: $7,000-10,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 28/06/1999, Lot No. 46

A$11,000

A$12,650

Banaitcha Story c. 1973

Banaitcha Story c. 1973

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist's name and extensive descriptive notes on label on the reverse, 137 x 62 cm

Est: $3,000-5,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 25/07/2005, Lot No. 221

A$6,500

A$7,800

Possum Tree c. 1963

Possum Tree c. 1963

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist's name on the reverse, 60 x 21.5 cm

Est: $5,000-7,000, Joel Fine Art, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 05/06/2007, Lot No. 89

A$6,000

A$6,963

Manggalili Ritual Dancing 1965; Manggalili Mortuary Ceremony 1965

Manggalili Ritual Dancing 1965; Manggalili Mortuary Ceremony 1965

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 92 x 28.5 cm; 92 x 27.5 cm

Est: $3,000-5,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 24/07/2007, Lot No. 229

A$5,500

A$6,600

Djarrakpi, 1969

Djarrakpi, 1969

Natural earth pigments on Eucalyptus bark, 130 x 61 cm

Est: $7,000-10,000, Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Aboriginal Works of Art including the estate of the late Mike Chandler, Sydney, 04/06/2019, Lot No. 44

A$5,500

A$6,600

Possums Climbing a Sacred Cashew Tree at Djarrakpi , c.1967

Possums Climbing a Sacred Cashew Tree at Djarrakpi , c.1967

Natural earth pigments on bark, 121 x 43 cm

Est: $4,000-6,000, Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 23/06/2020, Lot No. 76

A$5,500

A$6,600

Evolution of the Manggalili Clan Set in The Dreamtime

Evolution of the Manggalili Clan Set in The Dreamtime

Natural earth pigments on bark, 72 x 172 cm

Est: $6,000-8,000, Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Fine Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 31/05/2005, Lot No. 182A

A$5,000

A$6,000

Information courtesy of The Australian Art Sales Digest published by John Furphy Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia. Last updated 04/12/2024.